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Tactile Graphics 2008 Conference

Summary: The Tactile Graphics 2008 Conference is the leading international event which covers all aspects of tactile graphics used in education, work and daily life.


3-5 December 2008, Jurys Inn, Birmingham, UK

The fourth international conference and exhibition on tactile diagrams, maps and pictures for use by blind and partially sighted children and adults in education, work and daily life.

More information is available on the Tactile Graphics 2008 conference website.

Touching on every aspect of tactile graphics

This exciting event consists of pre-conference workshops on 3 December, which will be hands on practical / interactive sessions for participants to develop their skills and knowledge. These are designed to cater for participants with a range of knowledge levels, from beginner to advanced.

There are two full days of presentations and exhibitions on 4 - 5 December. There has been an excellent range of abstracts submitted by presenters from 15 countries, so participants can expect a varied range of high quality content covering many aspects of tactile graphics.

Email list

You can keep informed of all the latest developments, including reminders of deadlines, news of confirmed presentations and exhibitions, and details of the schedule as it is released by registering for the conference email list.

Contact details

For further information please see the Tactile Graphics 2008 conference website. If you have any queries please contact the conference team using any of the contact details below:

Tactile Graphics 2008 Conference Team
RNIB Birmingham
58-72 John Bright Street
Birmingham, B1 1BN


Email:
tactilegraphics2008@rnib.org.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)121 665 4208

Content author: tactilegraphics2008@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 20/10/2008 16:12

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